Mike's Marathon Blog

I’m halfway there! Thanks to my Godson (yea, I understand that his parents donated the money), I just reached $2,500. I’m sure everyone has noticed the growing list of supporters on the righthand side of the blog. All of these people have generously sponsored me and donated to Miles for Miracles and Children’s Hospital. I cannot thank everyone enough! Thank you, thank you!

If you are actually reading this blog and would like to sponsor me, please click on the ‘My Miles for Miracles Profile’ link under ‘BLOGROLL’ on the righthand side. All donations go straight to Children’s Hospital Boston and will make a difference in kids’ lives.

I will most likely have a fundraiser some time in March. A friend of mine works for a great restaurant in Manchester and has asked the owners about doing a fundraiser for me and his brother. His brother is the father that I talk about in my Miles for Miracles profile. Him and his wife lost their baby a year ago and he is running the marathon for Dana-Farber. We will have many amazing raffle prizes to give away and all the proceeds will go to Dana-Farber and Children’s Hospital. I will let everyone know all the details if/when we make this a reality.

Back to the training, I am injured. I mentioned a few posts ago that I tweaked my hip during one of my long team runs. It’s no longer a tweak. I can barely walk without limping. This is also the same leg with my bad knee, which I know is not a coincidence. I have researched the injury the best I can and I have narrowed it down to 3 possibilities: Itiotibial band syndrome, hip Bursitis or a hip stress fracture. All 3 are very common in runners and often happen when increasing mileage. All 3 have the same treatment too: ice and my most dreaded word……..rest. I have to take this week off. I have a big run next Saturday that I cannot miss. It’s a semi-mandatory 17-mile team run. We run from mile 9 to the finish. Hopefully this doesn’t become a serious issue.

I guess it’s a good day to start resting. I was planning on spending the majority of the day sitting on the couch and eating. Apparently we consume 14,500 tons of chips, 4,000 tons of popcorn and 8 million pounds of guacamole on Super Bowl Sunday. I can’t wait to get started! Enjoy the game!